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Development of a duodenal gallstone ileus with gastric outlet obstruction (Bouveret syndrome) four months after successful treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease with cholecystitis and cholangitis: a case report [PDF]

open access: goldJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Cases of gallstone ileus account for 1% to 4% of all instances of mechanical bowel obstruction. The majority of obstructing gallstones are located in the terminal ileum. Less than 10% of impacted gallstones are located in the duodenum.
Winnekendonk Guido   +3 more
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Veillonella, Neisseria, Prevotella, and Lachnoanaerobaculum enrichment in salivary microbiome predicts gallstone disease [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research
Introduction Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common hepatobiliary disorder influenced by bile composition, biliary drainage, and gallbladder motility. Emerging evidence suggests that oral microbiota may contribute to GSD development, but its role remains ...
Ruiqi Lu   +7 more
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Nationwide epidemiological study of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: goldBMC Gastroenterology, 2009
Background Our study aimed to assess the nationwide trends in the incidence of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan among adults aged ≥20. Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database ...
Lin Jou-Wei   +6 more
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Prevalence of gallstone disease and its association with altitude and ethnicity among employee health check-upers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology
Objective This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of gallstone disease among health check-upers (employees) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and clarify the independent effects of altitude, ethnicity, and their interaction on gallstone disease risk ...
Shenggui Qi   +6 more
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Community-Based Epidemiologic Study on Gallstone Disease among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Kinmen, Taiwan

open access: greenInternational Journal of Gerontology, 2012
Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and associated factors of gallstone disease among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (≥ 60 years) in Kinmen, Taiwan.
Wu-Yu Hou   +5 more
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Associations of self-reported sleep disturbances, sleep onset, and duration with gallstone disease risk [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe role of sleep disturbances in gallstone disease risk remains unclear. We aimed to examine the associations between sleep disturbances and gallstone disease risk.MethodsWe analyzed data from 9,059 participants in the NHANES survey (2017–2020)
Dongjun Bao   +8 more
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Association between triglyceride glucose index-related indices with gallstone disease among US adults [PDF]

open access: goldLipids in Health and Disease
Background Triglyceride glucose (TyG) index combined with obesity-related indicators [triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI), triglyceride glucose-waist to height ratio (TyG-WHtR), triglyceride glucose-waist circumference (TyG-WC)], represents ...
Chang Fu   +5 more
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